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regibus_fw-la usque_fw-la norvegiam_fw-la maximamque_fw-la partem_fw-la hiberniae_fw-la cum_fw-la sua_fw-la nobilissima_fw-la civitate_fw-la de_fw-la dublina_n anglorum_fw-la regno_fw-la subjugare_fw-la quos_fw-la etiam_fw-la omnes_fw-la meis_fw-la imperiis_fw-la colla_fw-la subdare_fw-la dei_fw-la favente_fw-la gratia_fw-la coegi_fw-la by_o which_o you_o may_v observe_v the_o first_o conquest_n of_o ireland_n and_o that_o the_o king_n of_o england_n be_v emperor_n and_o monarch_n in_o their_o kingdom_n constitute_v only_o by_o god_n the_o king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n not_o by_o the_o people_n and_o so_o do_v many_o other_o king_n of_o england_n style_v themselves_o as_o for_o example_n etheldredus_fw-la totius_fw-la albionis_fw-la dei_fw-la providentia_fw-la imperator_fw-la and_o edredus_fw-la magnae_fw-la britanniae_fw-la monarcha_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o that_o our_o preposterous_a commonwealth_n man_n may_v make_v themselves_o most_o ridiculous_a as_o well_o as_o impious_a in_o all_o thing_n they_o will_v argue_v the_o king_n out_o of_o his_o militia_n and_o have_v he_o to_o be_v their_o defender_n yet_o they_o will_v take_v away_o his_o sword_n from_o he_o o_o childish_a foppery_n what_o a_o warrior_n without_o arm_n a_o general_n without_o soldier_n why_o not_o aâ—_n well_o a_o speaker_n without_o a_o mouth_n such_o drollery_n be_v never_o hear_v of_o in_o the_o world_n until_o the_o infatuation_n of_o these_o infandous_a republican_n hatch_v it_o nay_o but_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o king_n over_o we_o cry_v the_o israelite_n that_o we_o also_o may_v be_v like_o all_o the_o nation_n and_o that_o our_o king_n may_v judge_v we_o and_o go_v out_o before_o we_o and_o fight_v our_o battle_n 1_o sam._n 8.19_o anâ—_n what_o shall_v he_o fight_v without_o the_o militia_n shall_v the_o king_n be_v over_o the_o people_n judge_v they_o and_o go_v out_o before_o they_o to_o battle_n yet_o ought_v the_o people_n tâ—_n have_v power_n to_o array_n arm_n and_o muster_v the_o souldierâ—_n at_o their_o pleasure_n aught_o they_o to_o appoint_v whaâ—_n officer_n and_o commander_n they_o think_v fit_a sure_o no_o for_o he_o will_v say_v samuel_n verse_n 12